The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Taste of Pasadena event at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, September 28th from 6pm to 9pm.

No more than 500 tickets will be sold to the Taste of Pasadena in the Court of Champions in front of the Rose Bowl. No long lines.

Never been to the Rose Bowl? Here's the perfect chance.
No waiting for food and drink. Entertainment will be provided by Dance Syndicate.

Advanced tickets are $30 per person and available at www.pasadena-chamber.org/forms/taste-of-pasadena.

Those who do not register and pay in advance will pay $50 at the door. Early ticket sales end September 26th.

Restaurant participants for 2017 are:

  • All India Café
  • Cabrera's Restaurant
  • California Pizza Kitchen
  • El Cholo / Rose City Catering
  • The Galley
  • Lucky Baldwin's
  • Margarita's
  • Mexican Restaurant
  • Nekter Juice Bar
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Paradis Ice Cream
  • Pasadena Sandwich Company
  • Patron
  • PizzaRev
  • POP Champagne Bar
  • Stark Spirits
  • Stonefire Grill
  • Sushi Roku
  • White Horse Lounge  


We are hosting this in conjunction with our SIP-tember Finale and cocktail tasting. At the end of the event, we will tally votes of the live cocktail tasting and announce Pasadena’s Favorite Cocktail for 2017.

Drinks competing in the final round of the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge are:

  • White Horse Lounge-No Problemo (Ford's Gin, Ancho Reyes, Green Chartreuse, Lime Juice, Peyschauds Bitters, Candied Jalapeño.)
  • Bistro 45-Vieux Carre (Old Overholt Rye, sweet vermouth, VS Cognac, Benedictine, Angostura & Peychauds bitters, stirred and serves in an etched coupe.
  • Sushi Roku-The Ish (Grey Goose Vodka, Shishito Peppers, Cynar, Passion Fruit, L'Orgeat, Lemon Juice)
  • bar 1886 at the Raymond-The Quagmire by Luis Nava (Stirred Old Fashioned with Larceny Bourbon, House Made Fig Syrup and Tiki Bitters.)

The City of Pasadena, The Rose Bowl, and the Pasadena Star-News sponsor the event.